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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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